The Burned-Over District is a term used by some to describe the region of Western New York in the historical period of 1800-1850. It is also sometimes called the Second Great Awakening with a combination of religious, social and political elements.

Saturday, June 11, 2016

The City Dark (2011)

The City Dark (2011), "a feature documentary about the loss of night," comes back to mind reading this sad news today — Milky Way now hidden from one-third of humanity. Closer to home, it's worse; "the brilliant river of stars that has dominated the night sky and human imaginations since time immemorial, is but a faded memory to one third of humanity and 80 percent of Americans."